What are some lessons in folktales?

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2026-03-11 08:20

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  • Appearances are deceptive
  • One good turn deserves another
  • Gratitude is the sign of noble souls
  • It is best to prepare for the days of necessity
  • It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow
  • A willful beast must go his own way
  • He that finds discontentment in one place is not likely to find happiness in another
  • A man is known by the company he keeps
  • They are not wise who give to themselves the credit due to others
  • An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
  • False confidence is the forerunner of misfortune
  • Vices are their own punishment
  • Evil wishes, like chickens, come home to roost
  • One man's pleasure may be another's pain
  • He who is once deceived is doubly cautious
  • Necessity is the mother of invention
  • It is easy to kick a man that is down
  • Sorrow not over what is lost forever
  • Those who seek to please everybody please nobody
  • Every one is more or less master of his own fate
  • Honesty is the best policy
  • Do not count your chickens before they are hatched
  • He who plays a trick must be prepared to take a joke

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